Notice to bargain collectively
44(1)Where the Board has certified an employee organization as bargaining agent for a bargaining unit
(a)
the bargaining agent may on behalf of the employees in the bargaining unit, by notice in writing require the employer to commence bargaining collectively, or
(b)
the employer may by notice in writing require the bargaining agent to commence bargaining collectively,
with a view to the conclusion, renewal or revision of a collective agreement.
44(2)Notice to bargain collectively may be given,
(a)
where no collective agreement or arbitral award is in force and no request for arbitration has been made by either of the parties in accordance with this Act, at any time, and
(b)
where a collective agreement or arbitral award is in force, within the period of six months before the agreement or award ceases to operate.
1968, c.88, s.44; 1996, c.68, s.2; 2015, c.41, s.1